Build an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKY
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people recommend it as a fantastic maker project among Apollo anniversary builds.
What it is
Applied Science builds a replica Apollo DSKY using an electroluminescent driver circuit and screen-printed conductive ink, with source and PCB files published.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2019 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec MochaDen · 2023-07 · on “VCF Southwest – Restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer with CuriousMarc [video]”
So cool I'm going to have to go play with the PDP-11/15 in my basement to get my old hardware jones on. This video of building a custom Apollo electroluminescent glass panel DSKY display is also fantastic! [this video]
Recommends LeonM · 2019-07 · on “Apollo 11 50th Anniversary”
Not so much an article about the 50th anniversary, but just the main article about Apollo 11. If you are into space stuff, and haven't seen it yet, there were some pretty cool projects going on on Youtube in preparation for the 50th anniversary: - CuriousMarc's restoration series of an actual ACG [0] - Applied Science made a replica DSKY electroluminescent glass panel display [1] - Project Egress: A maker collaboration on building a replica of the Apollo 11 door (Adam Savage, Jimmy Diresta, This old tony, Blondihacks, etc) [2] [0] [LINK] [1] [this video] [2] [LINK]
Cites tal8d · 2021-03 · on “Don’t use 7-segment displays (2011) [pdf]”
It has been done a few times, but I doubt there would be any kind of market for it. [LINK] Electroluminescent glass panels on the other hand... [this video]